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Class Description:
How do you set yourself apart in an audition? How do you serve the text while still making bold choices? We all want the casting director and producers to see the unique contribution we can make to a role. But sometimes our efforts take us away from the story being told, or we stay general because we're just not sure how to make it our own, or worse, we think we're being specific when we're not. This seminar will help you assess your process and give you new tools to meeting a role's need for specificity. You will learn to find hidden clues in the script, use your uniqueness to create specific characters and discover ways to be even more present in the audition.
Participants can bring in a comedic or dramatic scene or monologue of their choice for a chance to work at the front of the room.
In advance of the workshop, participants are encouraged to view Michael's The Art of Specificity presentation that he did for SAG-AFTRA's President's Task Force on Education.
This workshop is presented by the Education Subcommittee of the L.A. Local MORE Committee.
About the Instructor:
Michael D. Cohen is a series regular, with writing and directing credits, on Nickelodeon's hit sitcoms Henry Danger and Danger Force. Other TV acting credits include Modern Family, The Mindy Project, Angie Tribeca, Powerless, The Real O'Neals and 2 Broke Girls. Film work includes Suburbicon directed by George Clooney and the Oscar-winning film Whiplash. He served as Co-Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Conservatory at AFI, as a faculty lecturer for University of Texas, Austin in Hollywood and teaches acting classes at The Groundlings and through his own studio The Michael D. Cohen Acting Studio in Los Angeles.
Parking: Please park in the garage off of Curson Ave. and bring your parking ticket for validation.
Questions? Email LARSVP@sagaftra.org.
No late admittance. Doors will close at the beginning of the event. RSVPs do not guarantee seating. These events are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.
This event is only open to SAG-AFTRA L.A. Local members in good standing (paid up thru April 30, 2025 or October 31,2025). No guests allowed. Performers under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Reference to any information by the instructor does not imply endorsement by SAG-AFTRA nor is SAG-AFTRA responsible for any information provided.
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